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en-usTechdirt. Stories about "innocentive"https://ii.techdirt.com/s/t/i/td-88x31.gifhttps://www.techdirt.com/Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:00:00 PDTDailyDirt: It's Not So Simple To Get To Mars...Michael Hohttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100608/0400039732/dailydirt-not-so-simple-to-get-to-mars.shtml
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100608/0400039732/dailydirt-not-so-simple-to-get-to-mars.shtmlvaries depending on where the two planets are in their respective orbits. In July 2018, Mars will be a little under 36 million miles away (pretty close to the closest possible distance of 33.9 million miles). However, it's not quite as simple as shooting a big rocket aimed in the right direction. If astronauts are going to survive the trip (and the return?), no one has the technology to do that yet. Manned space exploration sounds like a noble venture, but funding it seems to be a big problem.

How does the US measure up in the modern space race? Perhaps we're asking the wrong questions, and the space race shouldn't be about competition as much as global cooperation and collaboration. Over 70 countries have some kind of space program now, but maybe we shouldn't be trying to elbow our way past fellow humans to claim mining rights in deep space? [url]

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]]>urls-we-dig-uphttps://www.techdirt.com/comment_rss.php?sid=20100608/0400039732Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:00:00 PSTDailyDirt: Space Explorers Need Your Help...Michael Hohttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100925/01475511165/dailydirt-space-explorers-need-your-help.shtml
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100925/01475511165/dailydirt-space-explorers-need-your-help.shtmlDIY space projects before where nearly anyone can participate in an effort to expand our knowledge of our solar system or to develop a cheaper way to get into space. More and more space exploration seems to rely on the help of a growing ecosystem of space geeks who can volunteer their time/resources to learn more about the universe around us. Here are just a few other crowdfunding or crowdsourcing efforts to explore space.

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]]>urls-we-dig-uphttps://www.techdirt.com/comment_rss.php?sid=20111014/13295416368Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:00:00 PDTDailyDirt: The Field Of Open Innovation Is Still Wide Open...Michael Hohttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110214/12450613088/dailydirt-field-open-innovation-is-still-wide-open.shtml
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110214/12450613088/dailydirt-field-open-innovation-is-still-wide-open.shtmlNetflix Prize, and generally, when there's a really interesting concept that seems to catch on, there are plenty of copycats ready to try their hand at reproducing success. Here are a bunch of open innovation marketplaces that have the same basic idea -- and there are plenty others -- but we're still waiting on one player to really stand out.